BCS
StockBarclays PLC
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Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Barclays PLC is 10.8% off its high — deeper than its 5.7% average pullback, but it has been through 156 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-10.8%
Days in Drawdown
7101
Avg Max Drawdown
5.7%
Avg Length
46
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.0
BCS - Price & High Water Mark
BCS - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Barclays PLC (BCS) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Barclays PLC is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-06, the stock is trading at $28.18, which represents a 10.8% decline from its all-time high of $31.58. This drawdown has persisted for 7101 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Barclays PLC typically experiences drawdowns averaging 5.7% in depth, with an average duration of 46 days. Barclays PLC has gone through 156 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Barclays PLC was 52.7%, beginning in 1998. The longest drawdown duration on record was 904 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Barclays PLC currently stands at 2.05. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Barclays PLC's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 156 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-26 | Ongoing | 7101 days | -10.8% | $31.58 | $28.18 | n/a |
| 2007-02-21 | 2007-02-23 | 3 days | -0.5% | $31.33 | $31.18 | $31.58 |
| 2007-02-15 | 2007-02-20 | 6 days | -0.6% | $31.23 | $31.06 | $31.33 |
| 2007-02-08 | 2007-02-13 | 6 days | -0.7% | $30.63 | $30.41 | $30.83 |
| 2007-01-25 | 2007-02-06 | 13 days | -2.0% | $30.45 | $29.83 | $30.62 |
| 2007-01-16 | 2007-01-24 | 9 days | -1.4% | $30.34 | $29.91 | $30.45 |
| 2007-01-10 | 2007-01-12 | 3 days | -1.5% | $30.25 | $29.81 | $30.34 |
| 2007-01-05 | 2007-01-09 | 5 days | -2.1% | $30.09 | $29.46 | $30.25 |
| 2006-12-29 | 2007-01-03 | 6 days | -0.4% | $29.52 | $29.40 | $30.05 |
| 2006-12-11 | 2006-12-28 | 18 days | -2.8% | $29.46 | $28.63 | $29.52 |
| 2006-11-09 | 2006-12-07 | 29 days | -3.2% | $27.77 | $26.88 | $28.21 |
| 2006-10-27 | 2006-11-07 | 12 days | -1.7% | $27.50 | $27.04 | $27.69 |
| 2006-10-17 | 2006-10-26 | 10 days | -2.0% | $27.48 | $26.94 | $27.50 |
| 2006-10-10 | 2006-10-12 | 3 days | -0.0% | $26.81 | $26.80 | $27.35 |
| 2006-10-05 | 2006-10-06 | 2 days | -1.1% | $26.62 | $26.32 | $26.63 |
| 2006-10-03 | 2006-10-04 | 2 days | -0.2% | $26.08 | $26.03 | $26.62 |
| 2006-09-18 | 2006-10-02 | 15 days | -2.7% | $26.04 | $25.33 | $26.08 |
| 2006-09-05 | 2006-09-15 | 11 days | -3.5% | $26.00 | $25.09 | $26.04 |
| 2006-08-31 | 2006-09-01 | 2 days | -0.5% | $25.71 | $25.59 | $26.00 |
| 2006-05-03 | 2006-08-29 | 119 days | -15.3% | $25.39 | $21.51 | $25.58 |
| 2006-04-20 | 2006-04-26 | 7 days | -0.9% | $24.26 | $24.05 | $24.34 |
| 2006-04-10 | 2006-04-19 | 10 days | -2.2% | $24.18 | $23.65 | $24.26 |
| 2006-03-21 | 2006-04-06 | 16 days | -3.0% | $23.77 | $23.06 | $23.99 |
| 2006-03-15 | 2006-03-16 | 2 days | -0.2% | $23.38 | $23.34 | $23.43 |
| 2006-03-02 | 2006-03-14 | 13 days | -3.1% | $22.94 | $22.23 | $23.38 |
| 2006-02-28 | 2006-03-01 | 2 days | -0.0% | $22.73 | $22.72 | $22.94 |
| 2006-02-15 | 2006-02-22 | 8 days | -1.8% | $22.25 | $21.85 | $22.52 |
| 2005-02-22 | 2006-02-10 | 354 days | -16.7% | $21.74 | $18.10 | $21.83 |
| 2005-02-16 | 2005-02-18 | 3 days | -1.2% | $21.67 | $21.41 | $21.74 |
| 2005-01-03 | 2005-02-11 | 40 days | -4.5% | $21.24 | $20.29 | $21.29 |
| 2004-12-29 | 2004-12-31 | 3 days | -1.3% | $21.18 | $20.91 | $21.24 |
| 2004-12-17 | 2004-12-23 | 7 days | -0.9% | $20.80 | $20.62 | $20.90 |
| 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-13 | 8 days | -2.5% | $20.14 | $19.65 | $20.34 |
| 2004-11-18 | 2004-12-03 | 16 days | -4.2% | $20.06 | $19.21 | $20.14 |
| 2004-11-09 | 2004-11-10 | 2 days | -0.5% | $19.48 | $19.39 | $19.52 |
| 2004-10-12 | 2004-11-04 | 24 days | -4.7% | $19.23 | $18.33 | $19.34 |
| 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-08 | 2 days | -0.2% | $18.75 | $18.71 | $19.06 |
| 2004-09-22 | 2004-10-01 | 10 days | -4.3% | $18.30 | $17.52 | $18.46 |
| 2004-09-15 | 2004-09-21 | 7 days | -1.7% | $18.06 | $17.76 | $18.30 |
| 2004-08-19 | 2004-09-09 | 22 days | -2.4% | $17.72 | $17.30 | $17.78 |
| 2004-02-12 | 2004-08-18 | 188 days | -14.6% | $17.72 | $15.13 | $17.72 |
| 2004-01-16 | 2004-02-11 | 27 days | -6.7% | $17.48 | $16.30 | $17.72 |
| 2004-01-13 | 2004-01-14 | 2 days | -1.0% | $17.11 | $16.94 | $17.36 |
| 2004-01-07 | 2004-01-09 | 3 days | -0.4% | $16.98 | $16.91 | $17.08 |
| 2003-10-22 | 2003-12-30 | 70 days | -7.8% | $15.97 | $14.73 | $16.12 |
| 2003-10-14 | 2003-10-20 | 7 days | -0.6% | $15.63 | $15.54 | $15.86 |
| 2002-05-20 | 2003-10-10 | 509 days | -41.0% | $15.33 | $9.05 | $15.51 |
| 2002-05-14 | 2002-05-17 | 4 days | -0.5% | $15.28 | $15.21 | $15.33 |
| 2002-05-06 | 2002-05-13 | 8 days | -1.6% | $15.18 | $14.93 | $15.28 |
| 2002-04-30 | 2002-05-02 | 3 days | -1.0% | $14.99 | $14.84 | $15.10 |
| 2002-04-22 | 2002-04-24 | 3 days | -1.3% | $14.13 | $13.95 | $14.58 |
| 2001-04-26 | 2002-01-04 | 254 days | -34.1% | $13.73 | $9.06 | $13.84 |
| 2001-02-15 | 2001-04-20 | 64 days | -19.4% | $13.48 | $10.87 | $13.53 |
| 1999-11-18 | 2000-12-18 | 397 days | -29.5% | $12.28 | $8.67 | $12.39 |
| 1999-04-27 | 1999-11-16 | 204 days | -18.8% | $12.20 | $9.90 | $12.25 |
| 1998-07-20 | 1999-03-11 | 235 days | -52.7% | $11.58 | $5.47 | $11.68 |
| 1998-02-05 | 1998-07-17 | 162 days | -15.3% | $11.50 | $9.74 | $11.58 |
| 1997-10-03 | 1997-12-16 | 75 days | -15.9% | $10.23 | $8.60 | $10.28 |
| 1997-02-18 | 1997-05-08 | 79 days | -17.9% | $6.82 | $5.60 | $6.83 |
| 1996-02-20 | 1996-07-12 | 143 days | -15.3% | $4.18 | $3.54 | $4.20 |
| 1993-12-09 | 1994-09-07 | 272 days | -21.5% | $2.98 | $2.34 | $2.99 |
| 1991-03-15 | 1993-08-20 | 889 days | -36.7% | $2.33 | $1.48 | $2.33 |
| 1990-11-29 | 1991-02-06 | 70 days | -17.1% | $1.99 | $1.65 | $1.99 |
| 1990-10-09 | 1990-11-26 | 49 days | -16.9% | $1.96 | $1.63 | $1.98 |
| 1990-07-19 | 1990-10-08 | 82 days | -25.2% | $1.92 | $1.43 | $1.96 |
| 1990-04-02 | 1990-06-08 | 68 days | -15.2% | $1.74 | $1.47 | $1.74 |
| 1987-07-17 | 1990-01-05 | 904 days | -33.6% | $1.61 | $1.07 | $1.63 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Barclays PLC (BCS) is trading at $28.18 as of Aug 6, 2026. It is 10.8% below its high of $31.58. The drawdown has lasted 7,101 days. Severity score: 2.0 (Moderately Elevated).
BCS Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$28.18
High-water mark
$31.58
Current drawdown
-10.8%
Days in drawdown
7,101
This BCS page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Barclays PLC drawdowns.
What History Says About BCS
Barclays PLC has dropped 20%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 443 days with an average max drop of -34.3%.
The current drawdown of -10.8% has lasted 7,101 days, which is 16.0x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1998 to Mar 1999 | -52.7% | 235 days |
| May 2002 to Oct 2003 | -41.0% | 509 days |
| Mar 1991 to Aug 1993 | -36.7% | 889 days |
| Apr 2001 to Jan 2002 | -34.1% | 254 days |
| Jul 1987 to Jan 1990 | -33.6% | 904 days |
| Nov 1999 to Dec 2000 | -29.5% | 397 days |
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